In mid-August, the value of cotton fruit was inflated. Ma Chunfeng, the farmer of Laolonghe Agricultural Park in Changji City, was very happy. Last year, cotton seed cotton yielded 430 kilograms per mu, and the income per mu was about 200 yuan. This year cotton will be a good harvest. .
After a three-year pilot and one-year deepening reform, Xinjiang's cotton target price reform has achieved remarkable results. The market demand-oriented market pricing mechanism has been basically established. The domestic and international cotton price gaps have been significantly reduced, and farmers' interests have been effectively guaranteed. The structure was further optimized, the role of the market mechanism was brought into play, the market competitiveness was gradually enhanced, the cotton industry chain was fully activated, and the strategic position of the cotton industry in Xinjiang was highlighted.
The relevant person in charge of the Agricultural Products and Water Resources Price Department of the Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission introduced that since the start of the pilot project of cotton target price reform in Xinjiang in 2014, we have found out the base of cotton planting area and built a cotton target price reform information platform, in accordance with the “unsuitable change”. Principles, improve policy design, adjust subsidy forms, and optimize implementation links. The government's subsidy method has changed from “dark compensation” to “bright supplement” to guide cotton planting to high-yield, high-quality and high-efficiency. At the same time, the cotton processing enterprise publicity and integrity management evaluation were carried out, and the illegal behaviors such as “turning the circle cotton” and virtual invoicing were strictly investigated, and the post-event supervision was strengthened to create a good market environment.
In addition, under the premise of safeguarding the interests of farmers, give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, and set the price formation to the market. The government does not intervene in the market price. Each cotton-related individual and business unit directly faces the market, participates in market competition, and improves agricultural products. Market competitiveness; give full play to the role of the market in regulating production structure, increase the degree of agricultural production organization and scale, encourage agricultural technology advancement, and control production costs to rise too fast.
In 2017, in order to improve the quality of cotton in Xinjiang and explore new types of benefits protection mechanism, our district will carry out pilot projects of target price subsidies and quality linkages in Shawan County, Manas County, Jinghe County, Yuli County, Aksu City and MacGati County. Subsidize cotton that has reached “double 29” level (ie, length of 29mm or more, fracture specific strength of 29cN/tex or more, and micronaire value of A), encouraging cotton farmers and processing enterprises to sort, grade and stack. By improving the quality of cotton and gaining better returns, the quality awareness of cotton farmers and cotton processing enterprises has been significantly improved, and the pilot work has achieved initial results.
Xinjiang Lihua Cotton Industry Co., Ltd. is a company engaged in cotton purchase and processing for many years. The general manager of the company, Li Dehua, clearly felt that since the implementation of the cotton target price policy, cotton farmers have changed their cultivation habits that only pay attention to production and do not pay attention to quality. The quality has improved steadily.
In 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the “Notice on Deepening the Target Price Reform of Cotton”, clarifying that the cotton target price reform will continue to be deepened in Xinjiang from 2017. The target price level of cotton will be fixed for three years, and will remain from 2017 to 2019. At 18,600 yuan / ton. At the same time, the state has also clarified the key reforms in Xinjiang in the next three years. In accordance with the requirements of “controlling area, reducing costs, improving quality and efficiency, and ensuring capacity”, the government will continue to deepen reforms and further improve the reform implementation plan and supporting measures. In the cotton circulation market, we will actively explore the implementation of subsidies and quality linkages and “insurance + futures” pilots to improve the quality of Xinjiang cotton, enhance market competitiveness, and consolidate the dominant position of Xinjiang cotton.